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SunSeeker

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13. What "false conclusion" are you talking about?
Sun May 10, 2020, 02:40 PM
May 2020

The South Koreans did do mass testing at the beginning of their outbreak, all the shit Trump.had promised but failed to do, like drive through testing. Everyone in South Korea that wants a test can get a test. We can't. In late March, while Covid-19 was raging here South Korea’s testing rate was more than six times that of the American rate. https://khn.org/news/fact-check-trumps-boast-about-u-s-south-korea-coronavirus-testing-misses-the-mark/

South Koreans administered many times more tests per 1 million population in the beginning, when it made a huge difference and got the outbreak under control in their country. They're not doing as much testing now because the outbreak is under control there and they just need to do surveillance testing and put out hotspots that may pop up. Plus their population uses apps that help spot any spread. Meanwhile, here in the US the outbreak is larger than ever.

So what false concussion are you claiming I'm making? What did I state that was incorrect? Do you really think Trump is doing a better job than South Korea?

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I didn't know Vanderbilt had a hand... Lars39 May 2020 #1
Thanks for posting this, peacebuzzard May 2020 #2
Post removed Post removed May 2020 #3
The world knew by mid-January. Trump has no excuse. 80,000 dead Americans are on him. SunSeeker May 2020 #4
Trump is not the only leader who failed Worried2020 May 2020 #6
WTF? We are the richest country on earth. Trump's failure was utterly inexcusable. SunSeeker May 2020 #7
I think we have much to learn about this virus Steelrolled May 2020 #10
Stop spouting Republican talking points. SunSeeker May 2020 #15
I live in the US, not other nations and this POS "President" did NOTHING for two months... Bengus81 May 2020 #11
Your squashing the timeline. Igel May 2020 #9
Good analysis Steelrolled May 2020 #12
Bad analysis. SunSeeker May 2020 #14
What "false conclusion" are you talking about? SunSeeker May 2020 #13
The US response was pathetic compared to the S.Korean response soryang May 2020 #16
Of course. I totally agree. SunSeeker May 2020 #17
We WISH we had those numbers. nt SunSeeker May 2020 #5
As do they Polybius May 2020 #18
Their totals, like ours, are undoubtedly undercounts, but they're still much less than ours. SunSeeker May 2020 #19
Are you honestly believing the official numbers of the Chinese Communist Party? ansible May 2020 #20
No, but the estimates based on YTD death data still indicate it is less than ours. SunSeeker May 2020 #21
Kick and recommend for visibility. bronxiteforever May 2020 #8
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